The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-24
THE GRAND JURY LAW.
Text of the New Law Relating to Grf n,

Text of the New Law Relating to Grf nd
Juries.
Following is the new Grand Jury law as
passed b the Legislature and approved by
| the Governor:
Be enacted 6y the Legislature OF the STATE Of
KdRSGs:
Section l. That section 73 OF an act entitled
IAN act 10 establish code OF criminal proceed
uro," being chapter 81 OF the general statutes OF
| 1853, be amended so rs to read rs follows: Sec.
ton 73. grand jury shall hereafter be ordered,
drawn, summoned and required TO attend al
| least two regular terms in each year OF the dis
| trict court of every organized county in the
State in which terms OF court are held. When
there are more than two regular terms OF court
| held in any county in one year the grand jury
shall be required to attend the first and
| third terms, and ct such other terms
as may be ordered by the Judge of the
district court; sGid jury shall be drawn upon
the writtOn order Of the judge OF the district
court, which shall be made and filed with the
county clerk OF the proper county; Provided,
That whenever petition, signed by at least 20
taxpayers OF the county, praying for the draw
ing and summoning of the grand jury, shall be
presented to the Judge OF the district court al;
least twelve DAYS before the commencement o..
any term at which grand jury would not be re
quired to attend under this act, the said judge
shall order grand jury to be drawn for said
term. The grand jury provided for in this sec
ton shall be drawn and summoned in the sam:
manner as juries for the district court.
Section =. That section "a OF chapter So
the general statutes of 1868 be amended a,
TO read: Section a.. There shall be fifteen grand
jurors summoned and sworn on any grand jury,
and from the persons summoned 10 serve as
grand jurors and appearing, the judge Of the
court shall appoint foreman, and in every case
when any person appointed foreman shall be
discharged or excused before the grand jury
shall be dismissed, the judge shall appoint 3
foreman in his place. III case any grand juror
fails to attend or is discharged, his place shall
be filed by q talesman, to be selected by the
judge.
Section 3. That section 50 Of chapter s. of
the general statutes OF 1853 be amended SO
as TO read: Section 49, When an indictment
is presented by the grand Jury, the names
OF all the material witnesses known at
the time 10 the public prosecutor must be in
dorsed upon the indictment, but the names Of
other witnesses may Afterwards be Endorsed on
said indictment before during the trial as the
court may by rule or otherwise prescribe, and
said witnesses be subpenaed by the State: but
unless the names OF such witnesses as were
known to the public prosecutor before the COM
mencement of the trial be Endorsed on the in
dictnent, no continuance shall be granted to
the State on account of absence OF any witness
whose name is not thus Endorsed.
Section 4. That in counties having populS
ton OF less than sixteel thousand inhabitants
. grand jury shan be required TO attend only at
the first Term OF court in each year. unless pett
toned for and ordered as hereinbefore pro
vided.
Section 8. That the original sections 81, "A and
80 OF chapter 81 OF the general statutes OF 1867
and sections "a and y of said chapter 81 OF the
general statutes Of 1868, be and the same arS
hereby repealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be 4,
force from and after its publication in tie Ola
cial State paper.